echogenic

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adjective

Describing any inner part of the body that reflects sound waves and thus produces echos that may be detected using ultrasound scanners.

OriginAncient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os →
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Meanings

adjectiveechogenic (comparative more echogenic, superlative most echogenic)

comparative more echogenic · superlative most echogenic

  1. medicineDescribing any inner part of the body that reflects sound waves and thus produces echos that may be detected using ultrasound scanners.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sweh₂gʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́
  3. Ancient Greekἠχή (ēkhḗ)
  4. Ancient Greekἠχώ (ēkhṓ)
  5. Englishecho-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  9. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  10. Englishechogenic

From echo- + -genic.

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APA

echogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echogenic

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“echogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echogenic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “echogenic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echogenic.

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